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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Quiat D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3533276 | biostudies-other | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The Journal of clinical investigation 20130102 1
The management of cardiovascular risk through lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy is paramount to the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies have identified obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension as interrelated factors that negatively affect cardiovascular health. Recently, genetic and pharmacological evidence in model systems has implicated microRNAs as dynamic modifiers of disease pathogenesis. An expanded understanding of the function of microRNAs in ...[more]